Street Newsroom Workshop Writing - Yelamu (San Francisco)
Writing from the journalism workshop in Yelamu (so-called San Francisco) APRIL 24, 2026 Michael Jay My name is Michael Jay and I’m writing about the increase in homeless sweeps in SF. I have been involved in numerous sweeps on Mission that would run us in for what they call a Pizza Party. So the Pizza Party, as they so call it is when they take us into the office, give us a sobriety test, and give us a slice of pizza and a coke. They're doing this as a training program for al
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May 7
Yelamu (SF) Poor Poet's Anthology - 1
Yelamu Poetry Workshop Session #1 February 27th, 2026 No Title By: Melinda Garnett A poem to those that cause problems because of their own fears. A small corner in America, perhaps a little dark circle on the map. Where you and I come together in the physical and time away from each other more so on a spiritual journey But where one might come to express concern and there might be expressing dreams however we all our one when we stand together. As we hear each fear and make
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Mar 26
Houseless Oakland Residents Create a 2nd Healing Housing Solution to the Emergency of Homelessness in Oakland
Prayer Ceremony wth houseless and formerly houseless Oakland residents to welcome in the first two houseless land stewards to HOMEfulness 2 What Prayer Ceremony, Land stewarding ceremony When 10:00am Feb 17, 2026 Where 7600 MacArthur Bl Oakland (Huchiun) “The shelter evicted me because i had stayed there longer than 28 days, I have nowhere to go” said Maria, houseless, disabled,indigenous Oakland resident, future land steward of HOMEfulness2 While rain covers the Bay Area
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Feb 16